“The songwriters I admire the most like John Prine, Bob Dylan and Randy Newman are able to make you laugh and break your heart in the same couplet,” says singer-songwriter Jeremy Fisher.

The Ottawa-based artist now shares his own collection of folk-drenched songs — from tunes about living simply (Built to Last) to songs about being together (Tetris Songs). The aforementioned tunes appear on his fifth studio album, Mint Juleps, but Fisher (a two-time Juno award nominee) has a follow-up on the way.

The Lemon Squeeze is set for a May 13 release, but you might get to preview a song or two if you head to his London show Saturday. Fisher wrote piano songs for this new collection, and while it’s his first time doing so, he’s pretty proud of the results. “The songs are fun, funny, sad, strange, direct, obtuse, intimate and grandiose,” he explains. “I poke at life and mortality with a stick in the swamp of human emotion.”

Fisher is big on telling stories, which is understandable given his experiences. To promote his 2001 debut album, he spent six months cycling from Seattle to Halifax, playing shows along the way. Since then, he’s biked across North America three times, and launched his own cycling tour of the west coast, called The Malahat Revue (he was joined by Said the Whale, Hannah Georgas and Aidan Knight).

Before Fisher takes the stage Saturday night, Toronto’s Robyn Dell-Unto will share her indie-pop tunes. She enjoyed much success since her 2010 debut (I’m Here Every Night) with songs from the record appearing on both Being Erica and Degrassi: The Next Generation.

Dell-Unto is back with a sophomore album, Little Lines, which stars the irresistibly catchy Gimme Your Light and was recorded with the help of producers such as Tino Zolfo (Carly Rae Jepsen) and John Critchley (Dan Mangan).

Jeremy Fisher returns to London to open for Matt Andersen at Centennial Hall on May 25. Fisher and special guest Robyn Dell-Unto perform in the London Music Club’s Big Hall. Saturday’s show starts at 7:30 p.m., and doors are at 6:45 p.m. You can get your tickets for $17 in advance or $22 at the door.

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Métis singer-songwriter Amanda Rheaume earned a Juno nomination for best Aboriginal Album of the Year.

The 2013 album, Keep a Fire, gives insight into her family life: On the title track, she shares the story of how her grandfather and Ojibway grandmother — a mixed race couple — weren’t welcomed by the neighbouring communities.

On Not This Time, she refers to her great-great-great-grand­father who was a founding father of Manitoba (and also friends with Louis Riel).

Her powerful, gritty sound makes for an equally powerful performance. She plays more than 160 shows a year, one of which includes at stop at the LMC’s Front Room Saturday at 8:30 p.m. Doors are at 7:30 p.m., and tickets are $8 in advance or $10 at the door.

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Phantogram’s dreamy and hypnotic track Don’t Move was a must-listen when it debuted on the band’s 2012 release, Nightlife.

The electronic-rock duo — of NY’s Joshua Carter and Sarah Barthel — are back with a second release, which was written and recorded in NY before being finalized in L.A. On Voices, they continue to share their magical mix of smoky vocals, swirling guitar and spaced-out synths.

Carter and Barthel are seasoned performers: they’ve toured with the likes of Beach House, Metric and Caribou; appeared at festivals such as Coachella, Sasquatch and Bonnaroo; and performed on late-night TV (twice on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and most recently — this month — on Jimmy Kimmel Live).

Don’t miss their set at the London Music Hall Sunday. This all-ages/licensed show starts at 7 p.m., and tickets are $16.50.